The Politics Thread

[Marco Dane]

Im down lol

Apparently its a TON of ballots that wasnt counted in PA. Threats of a recount

[Liberty City]

Haha. Any specific food you want?

OMG. PLEASE LET THIS BE A RECOUNT FOR [SOME] KIND OF HOPE! PLEASE!

[janea4old]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCCGkv2xT4g/
berniceaking

If I could embrace each of you who is facing being more vulnerable with less rights, I would.

These words from my father encourage me to look up and to keep fighting for freedom, democracy, and a world where injustice ceases and love prevails.

Maybe you’ll find them helpful and a source of hope.

#WeShallOvercome #GodIsWithUs #MLK
 

[Marco Dane]

Chicken Strips and Fries lol

[Liberty City]

I gotchu. I've got all kinds of fries and chicken strips. Plain and buffalo style.

[janea4old]

Update:
https://radio.wpsu.org/2024-11-06/unofficial-results-pennsylvania-state-senate-house
Centre County election workers had to re-scan 13,000 mail-in ballots this morning, after last night's bomb threat forced staff at the Willowbank Building to evacuate for an hour. Officials say they tried to scan the mail-in ballot data several times throughout the night, but dealt with a software issue. Watchers from both parties were in the room for the re-scanning process. Centre County election officials have yet to release those counts, which could affect the results in the state House 82nd district race between incumbent Democrat Paul Takac and Republican challenger Therese Hollen, which has not yet been called.

[Taoboi]

It was wine and chips and salsa for me to cope.

 

I'm extremely glad that I'm off today because I feel numb and I definitely feel angry. That piece of news about the potential recount does give me a little bit of hope, but I feel the damage has been done because given what I've seen that has come before it just seems like a lot of playing in Harris's face and I loathe fake people. 

 

For now I'm going to decompress as best I can (probably more wine and knowing me writing) and just being sure my brother does not have a breakdown. He's very worried about his young daughters and what growing up in a world with that felon as President will do to them. 

[janea4old]

Kamala concession speech Wednesday afternoon with ASL.
I set it up to start a little after 24 minutes into the youtube, as the beginning is blank waiting time.
 

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Edited November 6, 2024 by janea4old

[Khan]

We can talk all day long about building a better future for our children and grandchildren.  At the end of the day, however, most people view the future as somebody else's problem.  They cannot and will not look past their own suffering.  That is what the GOP has always counted on, and that is what has brought us to today.

Oh, God.  Another four years of listening to my mom watch YouTube videos and believe all the right-wing propaganda they spew.  My heart literally can't take it.

Edited November 6, 2024 by Khan

[DramatistDreamer]

VP Harris did all that anyone can do, given the situation she faced. People need to cease the Monday morning quarterbacking. White supremely is intertwined with America, that’s a strong barrier to try to break.

[janea4old]

Excerpts from Kamala's speech today (sections bolded by me)

So let me say, my heart is full today. My heart is full today. Full of gratitude. For the trust you have placed in me. Full of love for our country. And full of resolve. The outcome of this election is not what we wanted. Not what we fought for. Not what we voted for.

But hear me when I say, hear me when I say. The light of America's promise will always burn bright, as long as we never give up, and as long as we keep fighting.

Now, I know folks are feeling and experiencing a range of emotions right now. I get it. But we must accept the results of this election. Earlier today I spoke with President-Elect Trump and congratulated him on his victory. I also told him that we will help him and his team with their transition. And that we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power. A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results. That principle, as much as any other, distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny. And anyone who seeks the public trust must honor it.

At the same time, in our nation we owe loyalty not to a president or a party, but to the Constitution of the United States. And loyalty to our conscience and to our God. My allegiance to all three is why I am here to say, while I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign. The fight, the fight for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness and the dignity of all people. A fight for the ideals at the heart of our nation, the ideals that reflect America at our best. That is a fight I will never give up. 

 will never give up the fight for a future where Americans can pursue their dreams, ambitions and aspirations, where the women of America have the freedom to make decisions about their own body and not have their government telling them what to do.  We will never give up the fight to protect our schools and our streets from gun violence. And America, we will never give up the fight for our democracy, for the rule of law, for equal justice, and for the sacred idea that every one of us, no matter who we are or where we start out, has certain fundamental rights and freedoms that must be respected and upheld.

And we will continue to wage this fight in the voting booth, in the courts, and in the public square.

And we will also wage it in quieter ways. In how we live our lives. By treating one another with kindness and respect, by looking in the face of a stranger and seeing a neighbor. By always using our strength to lift people up, to fight for the dignity that all people deserve.

The fight for our freedom will take hard work, but like I always say, we like hard work.  Hard work is good work. Hard work can be joyful work. And the fight for our country is always worth it. It is always worth it.

To the young people who are watching, it is ok to feel sad and disappointed. But please know it's going to be ok.

On the campaign I would often say, when we fight, we win. But here's the thing, here's the thing. Sometimes the fight takes a while. That doesn't mean we won't win. That doesn't mean we won't win.

The important thing is don't ever give up. Don't ever give up. Don't ever stop trying to make the world a better place. You have power. You have power. And don't you ever listen when anyone tells you something isn't possible because it has never been done before. You have the capacity to do extraordinary good in the world.

And so to everyone who is watching, do not despair. This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves. This is a time to organize, to mobilize, and to stay engaged for the sake of freedom and justice and the future that we all know we can build together.

Look, many of you know I started out as a prosecutor, and throughout my career I saw people at some of the worst times in their lives. People who had suffered great harm and great pain. And yet found within themselves the strength and the courage and the resolve to take the stand, to take a stand. To fight for justice, to fight for themselves, to fight for others. So let their courage be our inspiration. Let their determination be our charge.

And I'll close with this. There's an adage an historian once called a law of history – true of every society across the ages. The adage is: only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.  I know many people feel like we are entering a dark time. But for the benefit of us all, I hope that is not the case. But here's the thing. America, if it is, let us fill the sky with the light of a brilliant, brilliant billion of stars. The light, the light of optimism, of faith, of truth and service. And may that work guide us even in the face of setbacks toward the extraordinary promise of the United States of America.

Edited November 6, 2024 by janea4old

[NothinButAttitude]

After a long day of work and interacting with stupid ass Trumpers, I am the level of indifference. 

Burn the country down at this point. I don't care. This is me for the foreseeable future: 

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[sivad40]

This election has to be some type of Twilight Zone ending for liberal Gen Xer and Millennials who have been waiting for the older conservative Greatest Generation and Boomers to die out so they can be the majority to only have the Alt Right younger Gen Zers replace the Boomers and Greatest Generation in ideology. 

[Maxim]

Thank you for making me... un-ashamed of what I am... It means a lot. I am sending a huge hug. 

 

I'm praying for all of us... I wish you and your family nothing but happiness. 

[Wendy]

Even if PA is reversed [and I doubt it will be], Harris still lost.

I'm not as numb as last night. But not sad, either. No, I just feel white-hot RAGE, including for family members on Facebook that supported Trump.

Now? Now I will just sit back and wait for the fallout. Because it WILL come. And when it does and those same voters/personal family members howl and cry, I will just remind them that THIS is what YOU voted for!